The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-26
BISMARCK AND THE POPE.

Why the Iron Prince Sought an Alliance with
tho Head of the Papal Church.
Berlin Special.
Prince Bismarck made, to-day, in the Upper
House of the Prnssian Parliament. an important
speech en- the Catholic question He said:
II stand, If you please to say 80, az an oppor-
tunist toward this discussion. / regard peace
with the Pope as important as peace with any
other foreign power How long this peace may
last-if, indeed, peace is attained with the
Roman Church-none can foresee. For its con-
tinuance assume no responsibility. AS to the
likelihood OF restoration of clerical orders an
tagonistic to the Protestant spirit of our state,
shall be troubled, but . question of the restora-
ton OF the peace OF a nation do not think it
possible that the sight Of black cowl can be so
unpleasant to the majority of my religious asso-
eiates In law making At any rate, one cannot
consider such thoughts We must consider
whether our Catholic population is unable to
live contentedly without Ynonastic orders
When speakers complain that we leave the
Catholic clergy poweress ia the control Of their
church, reply that the priest knew what lay be-
the education OF the clergy, the foundation of
many of the laws lay in the idea that the civil
training of priests would increase their polera-
ton for other religions. This / regard rs o mis-
take. 1t depends not on the training, but on
the later life of tho individual Experience
teaches me that universities, not priest!y semi
naries. turn out our sharpest antagonists. A
seminary under peace loving German bishop is
to me better than university course for which
no is responsible We have seen clergymen
aided by MS turn to be our bitterest antagonists
when indicted into Office. recall especially the
Prince Bishop of Breslau who was most friendly
before induction, and afterward the government
had none so much to complain OF.
AS soon as priest IL installed he obeys his
superior or ruins his position If a priest be
never SO we'll inten toned he cannot follow his
own feelings II circumstances will not allow.
say this only to meet the reproach that We yield
important state rights to the church. l recall
that until 1871 We lived under the old conditions
Still nobody then said that Prussia surreudered
its powers. There 10 q complaint against for
eign clerical orders, but we have here political
factions far more Independent and subject to
the commands of foreign INSTRUMENTATION
which would gladly exchange for these foreign
orders.
IT expressed the hope in 1875 that peace with
the Curia would come, and that another An
tonelli would be found able to make peace with
. worldly power This hope was realized il
1873, when new Pope sought peace. Then
planned o pence but see thu helplessness O
even az aIl-powerful Minister I needed to,
years TO realize my plan. Should peace, n
brought about. not be satisfactory, nothipl
prevents orr revoking it-perhaps by re-
snscting the May laws. For the duration of thi
peace. as I have said, will not be responsible
but, indeed. IL it fails, 1t lie still better than nom
Ut all.
PARTY shifts have delayed this peace. TIL
Center changed suddenly from the confessions